By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Devolved Management of OER in Irish Higher Education?
Phil Barker, Sharing and learning, 2020/01/20
People should think twice before leaping to centralize national OER repositories, writes Phil Barker. OER are not the same as research papers or cultural heritage. "OER are difficult, complex beasts, the people who produce them and care for them should be looked after," he writes. The central repository tends to produce exactly the conditions that make people hesitant to share: loss of control, repository functionality, being judged, lack of reciprocity. More...
Un jeu pour explorer et découvrir l'Europe à 360°
La Région Bretagne vous propose un serious game pour explorer l'Europe. Un jeu de piste dans un univers médiéval-fantastique avec des décors intégrés dans Google Street view.
Legends of Europe permet d'approfondir les connaissances des jeunes sur l'Europe avec différentes thématiques (Histoire, européens célèbres, arts et patrimoine, géographie, etc). Plus...
Une stratégie pour la croissance et l'emploi en Europe
Face à la crise et aux grands défis de l’Union européenne (UE), toutes les politiques de l’UE ont pour objectif commun de favoriser la croissance et l’emploi dans le cadre d'une stratégie commune : la Stratégie Europe 2020.
Cette stratégie européenne, signée en 2010, vise une croissance « intelligente, durable et inclusive » et fixe des objectifs en matière de recherche et développement, d’emploi, d’éducation, de lutte contre la pauvreté ou encore de climat. Plus...
Devolved Management of OER in Irish Higher Education?
Current Approaches to Network-Based Learning in Scandinavia
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Current Approaches to Network-Based Learning in Scandinavia
The term 'network learning' could today mean any of a number of things, from mobile phones to learning management systems. This issue of the Journal of Educational Technology&Society focuses on network learning from a Scandanavian perspective. Not surprisingly, socio-cultural factors loom large in this perspective, as we see in the DoCTA experience. And sharing - including an innovative round collaborative video editing interface - is also characteristic of the Scandanavian approach, as we see in Learning Through Networks. More...
Studying in the UK after Brexit
Home to both modern parliamentary democracy and the Industrial Revolution, the UK is one of the most popular study destinations for many students around the world. However, the United Kingdom’s recent departure from the European Union has left current and potential international students with concerns and questions.
While the UK and EU negotiate additional arrangements, the current rules on trade, travel, and business for the UK and EU will continue to apply during the transition period. More...
La résistible ascension de Matteo Salvini

Brexit : la douloureuse expérience de la solitude qui attend les Britanniques

Zwolle
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Zwolle
On the way to Groningen I had tgo change trains at Zwolle. I was just walking through some houses, turned around a corner, and saw this...
Click the link for a shot from Groningen. Stephen Downes, Flickr November 16, 2007 [Link] [Tags: Flickr]. More...
Utrecht at Night
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Utrecht at Night
Photos from Utrecht, the Netherlands, at night. Stephen Downes, Flickr November 14, 2007 [Link] [Tags: Flickr]. More...
Brexit : entreprises, préparez-vous à la sortie du Royaume-Uni de l’UE
Le Royaume-Uni et l’Union européenne entament, le 31 janvier 2020 une période de transition au cours de laquelle ils discuteront les conditions du nouvel accord chargé de régir leurs relations futures. Entre temps, comment se préparer au Brexit ? Avec Place des Entreprises, bien sûr. Plus...